Active administrative orders
NEW Most time limitations, deadlines in court proceedings reinstated effective April 15, 2021
Missing deadlines or statutes of limitations can cause cases to be dismissed.
April 21, 2021
2021-CC-036: Temporary Alternate Locations for Jury Selection and Related Judicial Functions
April 13, 2021
2021-PR-034: Visits to the Kansas Judicial Center and the Offices of the Kansas Lawyers Assistance Program and Disciplinary Administrator
2021-RL-033: Order Authorizing Acceptance of Documents Submitted Through the Marriage License Portal and Protection Order Portal
2021-RL-032: Emergency Rules of Procedure for Hearings under 2021 Senate Bill 40
April 8, 2021
2021-CC-028: Temporary Alternate Location for Jury Proceedings and Related Judicial Functions
April 7, 2021
2021-RL-027: Order Waiving Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Credit Hour Limitation on Prerecorded Programming
March 31, 2021
2021-CC-025: Temporary Alternate Location for Jury Proceedings and Related Judicial Functions
2021-CC-024: Temporary Alternate Location for Jury Selection and Related Judicial Functions
2021-CC-023: Temporary Alternate Location for Jury Selection and Related Judicial Functions
March 30, 2021
2021-PR-022: Order Authorizing the Use of Two-Way Audio-Visual Communication In Any Municipal Court Proceeding
2021-PR-021: Order Authorizing the Use of Two-Way Audio-Visual Communication In Any District or Appellate Court Proceeding
2021-PR-020: Order Lifting Suspension of Most Statutory Deadlines and Time Limitations on April 15, 2021
March 16, 2021
2021-CC-017: Temporary Alternate Location for Jury Proceedings and Related Judicial Functions
January 26, 2021
2021-PR-009: Order Continuing Administrative Orders Suspending Statutes of Limitation, Statutory Time Standards, Deadlines, and Time Limitations Under the Legislature's Ratification and Continuation of the State of Disaster Emergency related to COVID-19 through March 31, 2021.
January 25, 2021
2021-CC-005: Temporary Alternate Location for Jury Selection and Related Judicial Functions
January 8, 2021
2021-PR-001: Order Continuing Administrative Orders Suspending Statutes of Limitation, Statutory Time Standards, Deadlines, and Time Limitations Under State Finance Council's Extension of the State of Disaster Emergency related to COVID-19 through January 26, 2021.
December 31, 2020
2020-CC-140: Temporary Alternate Location for Jury Proceedings and Related Judicial Functions
2020-RL-139: Order Waiving Limitation on Nontraditional Continuing Judicial Education (CJE) Programming during Calendar Year 2021
December 15, 2020
2020-PR-130: Order Continuing Administrative Orders Suspending Statutes of Limitation, Statutory Time Standards, Deadlines, and Time Limitations Under State Finance Council's Extension of the State of Disaster Emergency related to COVID-19 through January 10, 2021
December 9, 2020
2020-CC-128: Temporary Alternate Location for Jury Selection and Related Judicial Functions
December 1, 2020
2020-PR-124: Amended Order Requiring Masks in District and Appellate Courts
2020-PR-123: District and Appellate Court Operations as of December 1, 2020
2020-PR-122: Order Rescinding Obsolete COVID-19 Related Administrative Orders
November 20, 2020
2020-RL-115: Temporary Rule for Filing in a District Court by a Self-Represented Litigant
November 13, 2020
2020-PR-113: Order continuing administrative orders suspending statutes of limitation, statutory time standards, deadlines, and time limitations under State Finance Council's Extension of the State of Disaster Emergency related to COVID-19 through December 15, 2020
October 14, 2020
2020-PR-107: Order Continuing Administrative Orders Suspending Statues of Limitation, Statutory Time Standards, Deadlines, and Time Limitations Under State Finance Council's Extension of the State of Disaster Emergency related to COVID-19 through November 15, 2020
September 29, 2020
2020-RL-104: Rules Relating to Contact Information - Rule 124 is hereby adopted
September 25, 2020
2020-RL-103: Order Rescinding Temporary Ban on In-person Gatherings for Continuing Legal Education (CLE)
September 15, 2020
2020-PR-101: Order Continuing Administrative Orders Suspending Statutes of Limitation, Statutory Time Standards, Deadlines, and Time Limitations Under State Finance Council's Extension of the State of Disaster Emergency related to COVID-19
September 4, 2020
2020-RL-098: Order Waiving Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Credit Hour Limitation on Prerecorded Programming (Rule 806(j) modified)
June 16, 2020
2020-PR-075: 2020 Spec. Sess. House Bill 2016 Amendments to 2020 House Substitute for Senate Bill 102
June 4, 2020
2020-CM-059: Ad Hoc Virtual Court Proceedings Committee
June 2, 2020
2020-CM-050: Ad Hoc Jury Task Force
May 27, 2020
2020-PR-058: Suspending Deadlines and Time Limitations in Judicial Proceedings
2020-PR-057: Suspending Deadlines and Time Limitations under K.S.A. 2019 Supp. 22-3402
2020-PR-056: Authorizing the Use of Two-way Audio-Visual Communication in Any Court Proceeding
2020-PR-055: Suspending Statutory Speedy Trial Deadlines and Time Standards in K.S.A. 12-4501, Deadlines and Time Limitations in K.S.A. 12-4403, Authorizing the Use of Two-way Telephonic and Audiovisual Communication in Municipal Courts
May 1, 2020
2020-PR-047: Suspending Deadlines and Time Limitations in Judicial Proceedings
2020-PR-046: Suspending Deadlines and Time Limitations Under K.S.A. 2019 Supp. 22-3402
2020-PR-045: Authorizing Two-Way Audio-Visual Communication in Any Court Proceeding
2020-PR-044: Reissuing Administrative Order 2020-PR-36 under Governor’s April 30, 2020, State of Disaster Emergency Declaration
April 24, 2020
2020-RL-043: Order Waiving Limitation on Nontraditional Continuing Judicial Education (CJE) Programming
2020-FN-042: Order Waiving Court Fees and Costs for Requests to Challenge Isolation or Quarantine Orders Resulting from the COVID-19 Pandemic
2020-RL-041: Order Modifying Deadlines for Annual Court Reporter Registration and Fee and Related Late Fee
April 9, 2020
2020-RL-037: Order Regarding Oaths and Affirmations Required or Allowed by Any Supreme Court Rule
2020-PR-036: Order Amending 2020-PR-031
April 8, 2020
2020-RL-035: Order Modifying Deadlines for Annual Attorney Registration and Fee and Related Late Fee
2020-RL-034: Order Modifying Deadline for Continuing Legal Education Annual Fee and Late Fee
2020-RL-033: Order Modifying Continuing Legal Education Attendance and Reporting Deadlines and Waiving Limitation on Prerecorded Programming
April 3, 2020
2020-PR-032: Order Amending 2020-PR-016
2020-RL-031: Order Suspending Certain Deadlines and Time Limitations in Kansas Municipal Courts Due to the COVID-19 Emergency
March 30, 2020
2020-RL-027: Order Suspending Certified Copies Requirement Under Supreme Court Rule 2.04
2020-RL-026: Rules Relating to Supreme Court, Court of Appeals and Appellate Practice: Supreme Court Rule 7.03 is hereby amended: Rule 7.03 - Decision of Appellate Court
March 27, 2020
2020-RL-025: Order Extending Judges' Deadline to File Financial Disclosure Forms
March 18, 2020
2020-JA-021: Assignment of Judges of the District Court to any District Court in the State of Kansas Upon Request (Judicial Districts 6, 10, 11, 14, and 31)
2020-JA-020: Assignment of Judges of the District Court to any District Court in the State of Kansas Upon Request (Judicial Districts 2, 3, 8, 12, 15, 17, 21, 23, and 28)
2020-JA-019: Assignment of Judges of the District Court to any District Court in the State of Kansas Upon Request (Judicial Districts 1, 4, 7, 22, and 29)
2020-JA-018: Assignment of Judges of the District Court to any District Court in the State of Kansas Upon Request (Judicial Districts 5, 9, 13, 18, 19, and 30)
2020-JA-017: Assignment of Judges of the District Court to any District Court in the State of Kansas Upon Request (Judicial Districts 16, 20, 24, 25, 26, and 27)
2020-PR-016: Imposing Statewide Judiciary Restricted Operations Due to COVID-19 Emergency (Links to Enrolled 2020 House Substitute for Senate Bill No. 102 and March 19, 2020, Kansas Register)
March 16, 2020
2020-RL-014: Rules Relating to District Courts - Supreme Court Rule 119 is hereby amended, effective the date of this order
March 12, 2020
2020-PR-013: Kansas judicial branch policy on pandemic disease
Rescinded administrative orders
December 1, 2020
2020-PR-125: Visits to the Kansas Judicial Center and the offices of the Kansas Lawyers Assistance Program and Disciplinary Administrator
September 4, 2020
2020-PR-099: District and Appellate Court Operations as of September 4, 2020
August 4, 2020
2020-PR-094: Amended Order Requiring Masks in District and Appellate Courts
2020-PR-093: District and Appellate Court Operations
July 2, 2020
2020-PR-090: Requiring Masks in Appellate and District Courts
June 16, 2020
2020-PR-076: Order Related to Appellate and District Courts Operations as of June 16, 2020
June 11, 2020
2020-PR-062: Returning Judiciary Workforce Back to Buildings
May 27, 2020
2020-PR-054: Related to Appellate and District Court Operations
May 1, 2020
2020-PR-049: Relating to District Court Operations in Counties Affected by a Stay-at-Home Order or Subject to a Directive Closing a County Courthouse or Other Judicial Office
2020-PR-048: Order Relating to District Court Operations in Counties Not Affected by a Stay-at-Home Order or Subject to a Directive Closing a County Courthouse or Other Judicial Office
March 20, 2020
2020-PR-024: Order Clarifying Emergency Operations from the Court Regarding Emergency Protection from Abuse and Stalking
March 19, 2020
2020-PR-022: Order Authorizing use of Administrative Leave
March 16, 2020
2020-PR-015: Restrictions to mitigate COVID-19 spread